Anybody have advice on how to swim the 1000 free when you are in less than optimum shape?
In past years, I worked out enough to feel I could just swim it by feel--i.e., go as fast as I could without bumping up against the lactic acid tipping point.
I also swam the hour swim and a 1650, so I had some sense of how to pace the 1000.
This year, my weekly workouts have been down by about 30 percent in total yards, and probably a similar amount in intensity. I have, in short, no idea how to make the best of a bad situation and am hoping somebody out there can advise!
thanks in advance...
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Jim- I have done this a couple of times, entering distance with less than the background training that I wanted & you're right, nothing you do now conditioning-wise could change your physical situation; however, confidence-wise, accomplishing good things on some tougher sets could really help you in keeping to your pacing plan for the race. Let's face it, the mid-race lingering doubts can really sabotage you (I know!) and cause you to back off when perhaps with a little more confidence you could hold your pace even though it hurts more than when you had 30% more work under your belt.
Jim- I have done this a couple of times, entering distance with less than the background training that I wanted & you're right, nothing you do now conditioning-wise could change your physical situation; however, confidence-wise, accomplishing good things on some tougher sets could really help you in keeping to your pacing plan for the race. Let's face it, the mid-race lingering doubts can really sabotage you (I know!) and cause you to back off when perhaps with a little more confidence you could hold your pace even though it hurts more than when you had 30% more work under your belt.
